01x06 - Confrontation

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Stop laughing!

I want you to come forward

and kneel here.

I only asked Lianfang

to carry the writing desk

Third Brother gave me.

How did it become snatching

Cheng Yang's writing desk?

Mother,

I did give a writing desk to Niaoniao.

It was the writing desk

with Qilin carvings

that Big Brother gave me.

You've seen it before.

It has Qilin carvings.

I've made a grave mistake.

I was too flustered to take notice.

If there are Qilin carvings,

it's no doubt it belonged

to Young Master.

But But why is it at our place?

Could it be

Could it be Lianfang carried

the writing desk

to flaunt it in front of our Young Lady?

I never did that.

I was deceived.

I can confront Changpu

about this matter.

Changpu hasn't awaken

since she fell unconscious.

We can splash her with water,

try to burn her,

or cut of two of her fingers!

We shall see if she remains unconscious!

What are you clamoring about?

Do you think I'll allow tortures

in this house?

Madam, we've brought Changpu.

You can stay unconscious

if you don't wake up now.

Madam.

Madam, have mercy on me.

Madam, I'm innocent.

Please show mercy on me.

Please spare me,

Madam.

I want both of you

to tell me exactly what happened today

without missing any details.

Whoever dares to lie will be punished.

Silence.

Lianfang,

Young Lady is waiting for us.

When did Young Lady say she wants

to custom make a writing desk?

Young Lady cherishes the writing desk

she currently uses,

which Second Master left for her.

How could she bear to change

to a new writing desk?

I'm warning you.

You better don't meddle in my business.

Why are you so clumsy?

Move the old one away.

Changpu,

didn't Young Lady follow

First Madam to the shop today?

I know that.

But it's all right.

We can wait for Young Lady

to return and look at it.

Fourth Lady may be waiting

for her writing desk.

How about we do it another day?

I'll follow the Young Lady

Who are you to interrupt

when I'm talking?

Changpu, why did you hit Zhuyu?

Besides, Zhuyu was right.

Since Third Lady isn't here,

I'll carry this back.

Third Lady may come to our courtyard

if she wishes to see it.

Come on.

No need.

How about you go back

and leave the writing desk here for now?

We'll return it

after our Young Lady look at it.

How about that?

That means

it wasn't Niaoniao

who wanted to snatch Yangyang's things.

But it's the other way around.

What nonsense are you talking about?

Aunt Yuanyi,

I'm to blame.

I have no idea my maid servant

would behave so inappropriately.

I have no idea.

I shall apologize

to Niaoniao, Second Brother,

and Third Brother

right here.

Yangyang,

you were with me since this morning.

You're not involved in this matter.

Niaoniao has been studying

since this morning.

How is she involved in this matter?

The maid servants

on both sides are at fault.

Changpu,

Yangyang knows what to do

if she wants that writing desk.

It's not for you to decide.

Lianfang,

Niaoniao told you

to retrieve the writing desk.

Why did you have to go around

and make a display of it?

Both of you are the cause

of this conflict.

You must be severely punished.

Madam, you're right.

I'm to blame for not being strict.

I'll go back and teach her well.

Aunt Yuanyi, please forgive me.

I fail to educate my maid servant.

If you must blame her,

please put the blame on me.

This has nothing to do with you.

I know you're usually busy.

So it's normal to overlook this.

No need to take it to heart.

What's so funny?

I'm laughing at today's incident.

It's so amusing.

Lianfang,

do you know where you did wrong?

Yes.

I act according to my will.

This is what I like about you.

However, that depends

when you should act

according to your will.

Let's say

I asked you to buy bean paste

at the Eastern Market.

In this case, you can act according

to your will

in searching every street and every shop

to pick you think is

the best bean paste.

There are some things you can't act

according to your will.

You can't neither share

the bean paste I bought

with someone else,

nor can you decide

if I need bean paste.

Do you understand?

I've never punished you.

So I don't know how

to execute a punishment.

You can just so as Mother tells you.

Go back and get the place clean up.

I'll manage here.

Yes, Young Lady.

Come here.

Yes.

Changpu,

Lianfang didn't carry

the writing desk alone.

She brought

several servant girls with her.

You naturally can't stop them

by yourself.

So

you called your friends for help

to surround her.

So what did you say to

these friends of yours?

You said,

"Stop them.

Don't let her take the writing desk

Third Young Master gave

to Fourth Lady away."

Or

"This is our Young Lady's writing desk.

You're not allowed to take it away."

I was

You can pretend to faint,

But your friends who surrounded

and beat up Lianfang

didn't pretend to faint.

Everything will be clear

after I question them one by one.

I shall see

if these people are truly clueless

and deceived by you.

Or should I say you deliberately did it

to set the family to go

against each other over a writing desk?

Stop being overbearing.

You can punish Lianfang.

As for Yangyang's maid servant,

Yangyang can decide what to do with her.

All right.

Mother shall make the decision.

We shall end it here.

The maid servants' mistakes

shall not involved the Young Ladies.

The writing desk is only

a trivial matter.

Anyone can have it.

Both of you

should live in harmony.

You shouldn't feel hostile

with each other.

Thank you Madam

for speaking up for Young Lady.

Fourth Lady has three brothers

to stand up for her.

It's pitiful

that Young Lady is powerless.

As her maid servants,

we're constantly concerned

that she'll be mistreated.

So we would always find ways

to make sure Young Lady has

whatever Fourth Lady has.

That's why we committed such a mistake.

Is Yangyang suffering

from any mistreatment?

What is it that you disapprove of?

The Cheng brothers

have always been dear to each other.

For decades,

they've been closed to each other

and treat each other equally.

Are you saying this

to sow discord in the Cheng family?

Who taught you that?

Was it the Ge family?

I dare not.

I don't mean it that way.

How dare you gossip

about the Master of the House's family?

Guards!

Enough!

Let the matter rest here.

(I was expecting Mother

to punish the governess.)

(Who knew you'd say this?)

(In this case,)

(one can only rely on themselves.)

Mother, do you feel

this old dame is right?

If she's right,

my brothers and I will be accused

of mistreating Cheng Yang.

Mother, think about this carefully.

If this old dame is wrong,

you must deal with her

and make things clear.

You dare to defy me?

Mother,

defiant is a great sin.

Mother,

you didn't punish the old dame

when she said such defiant words.

Why did you have to say such

a harsh thing to Shaoshang?

(If we don't make things clear today,)

(I'll forever be oppressed)

(and live timidly all my life.)

Do you know

why Mother never reprimands you?

Did you think

it was because of this foolish old dame

who thinks she's smart?

It's all to save Cheng Yang's face.

Every one says

my brothers are partial to me.

That's because the Madam of the House

is partial to Cheng Yang first.

Young Lady.

Mother said

the maid servants mistake

shouldn't be blamed on the Young Ladies.

That's the reason I can't accept.

But when Lianfang made a mistake,

why did you hold me up and reprimand me

like you were certain

I did something wrong

without asking what actually happened?

But why is Cheng Yang

completely innocent

when Changpu made a mistake?

Explain it.

Why do you think that happens?

It's because you also knew

Mother is partial to Cheng Yang.

So you don't have

to worry about your Young Lady at all.

As long as my mother is here,

no one in the Cheng residence would dare

to mistreat your Young Lady.

You're resenting me.

If you think what I say is too harsh

for you to hear,

I can tell some lies

and deceive you.

You defiant child.

Guards! Guards!

Mother!

Mother, calm down.

I'm to blame.

My thoughtlessness is

the root to this problem.

Niaoniao is still young

and no one taught her since young.

Please don't blame her.

If you must punish her,

please punish me.

Do you think I wouldn't dare

to punish you?

You were not fair in this matter.

If you sent out two writing desks,

this wouldn't have had happened.

Why is it Shaogong's fault now?

He didn't do anything wrong.

Why did he give me the writing desk?

It's because he can't stand seeing me

in a crude state.

I'm using a writing desk

for a young child.

He felt sorry for me

and took pity on me.

That's why he gave

his beloved writing desk to me.

He has never ordered

a custom made writing desk before

so he left Cheng Yang out.

What did he do so wrong?

Mother,

the words I recognized,

the books I read,

and counting with my fingers now

are what children learn in early stage.

I've studied what Cheng Yang studied.

You're there to teach her

what she hasn't studied.

Cheng Yang has her own writing desk.

But I never owned one.

Very well, then.

Let me ask you this.

Let's say you have a wheat bread

you can't possibly divide.

There are two people standing

in front of you.

One is famished

while the other is half full.

Who would you give the bread to?

Would you tell this

to one who's famished?

"Please bear with it for a little while.

When I have two wheat bread,

I'll give one to each of you."

You may find it fair.

But is it fair

or is it in the name of fairness?

This is the reality of being partial.

If you want to punish Niaoniao,

punish me too.

Me too.

I'm willing to be punished too.

Me too.

Sister-in-law,

I seem to have stomach ache again.

Do you still have the medicinal pill

from the other day?

Please get two for me quickly.

Hurry.

Sister-in-law,

that was a mighty presence.

I was scared.

Your stomach no longer hurts?

Me? Mighty?

Did you see

how that defiant child talk back at me?

She's the mighty one.

You deserved it.

You made the mistake first.

Niaoniao was obviously

the one suffering from injustice.

Yet, you refused to stand up for her.

If you can't justify yourself,

how can you display

your mighty presence as a mother?

You deserve to be pushed to this point.

Just look at

those carefree defiant children.

Can't they compromise?

They didn't have

to justify every single word.

Do they think I can't see through

that old dame and maid servant's tricks?

I was planning to punish them in secret.

Why did they have to expose me

in front of everyone?

How is Yangyang going

to face every one now?

Forget about Yangyang already.

I don't like hearing it.

It's common to have favorites.

But you're too much.

Even I can't stand it anymore.

Just now,

you even uttered

the great sin of defiance.

If you pushed Niaoniao to her death,

how are you going

to answer Brother-in-law?

She rebuked everything I said

in a unyielding manner.

I was livid.

It's a headache.

I never thought

Niaoniao would be this brave.

You wanted to use your authority

as an elder to subdue her.

But she wasn't afraid at all.

So have you thought

of what you should answer

Brother-in-law?

I would naturally speak to my husband.

I know I didn't take care

of this the right way.

I can't keep it a secret.

But how should I solve

today's problem?

Stay here.

I'll go

and tell those brats

you fainted from anger.

Then I'll have the children to come

and apologize to you.

You can brush it off

and the matter will be solved.

I can't solve this problem carelessly.

Family matters are not court politics.

We don't have any documents

to point things out clearly.

I only seek fairness.

I know you're the most just person.

But there are people in the world

who wanted to show their selflessness.

They tend to be generous

to people around them.

But harsh on their flesh and blood.

Don't you think

that's funny?

Niaoniao,

I'm so sorry

that you have to suffer.

Song and Shaogong too.

I'm sorry.

Cheng Yang,

you didn't know about this.

I don't blame you for it.

But the world

itself is not fair.

Your birth mother isn't with you.

Yet, you have a mother figure

around you.

While I have my mother with me.

Yet, I feel I'm without a mother.

Stop kneeling and get up.

Niaoniao,

tell me if you need anything

in the future.

I'll do my best to prepare them for you.

I want

I want to go to the Lantern Festival.

Mother didn't allow me

to go before this.

All right.

I shall let you go.

Really?

Cheng Yang can come along.

Yes, Cheng Yang will come with us.

I won't be punished this way.

(Ruyang)

This is a huge lantern.

Mother, look.

They're doing

a fire twirling performance.

Cheng Yang, look.

Mother,

let's go for a stroll.

Sure.

Zhi, let's go.

Let's take a walk over there.

Incredible.

Cheng Yang, come.

It's a top quality Sichuan brocade.

Only someone of Niaoniao's appearance

can wear this.

Sister-in-law,

you're only giving to Niaoniao

and not Yangyang.

You're being partial to Niaoniao.

My mother received this

as a gift on her birthday.

There's only one.

I don't have anymore to give.

Yangyang.

Yes, Aunt.

You were at the Ge residence

before this.

Is this your first time

to the Lantern Festival in the capital?

Yes.

I'll

show you around.

It looks lively ahead.

Let's go.

Let's go and take a look over there.

Niaoniao,

I'll show you the lanterns.

Yes, Niaoniao. Let's go!

I'll go with you too.

Then I'll keep Mother-in-law

and Third Uncle company.

Don't get lost.

Son,

let's go. Come on.

I want to watch the balancing jar act.

Come on.

Shunhua.

Marvelous!

Young Master,

I've already made the arrangement.

We'll make our move

when someone carries

a lantern similar

to Xu Jinzhong's lantern.

Isn't that Colonel Cheng?

He and his family are enjoying

the Lantern Festival too.

The Fourth Lady Cheng's dress looks

very eye-catching today.

You can recognized her

from such a far distance?

The scout who monitored

the Cheng family said,

Third Lady Cheng has an elegant manner.

The one who's skipping about

would no doubt be Fourth Lady Cheng.

Niaoniao, do you like it?

If you like it,

I'll buy them all for you.

You don't have to buy it.

I can make them myself.

I knew you're a smart girl.

Zhi, look at this.

It's the latest style.

Which one looks nice?

This one.

Son.

What's the matter, Mother?

Let me see.

Is it beautiful?

Yes.

Mother,

the hair pin looks beautiful.

Is that so?

Yes, it's pretty.

Beautiful.

Which of these two pearl hair pin

do you like?

Can you pick one for me?

The elegant one fits you.

All right.

I'll take this one.

(Tian's Restaurant)

Why is

Tian's Restaurant selling lanterns?

How much is one lantern?

Young Lady,

it must be your first time

at the Lantern Festival.

These lanterns are not for sale.

If you want a lantern,

you need to solve the riddle on it.

Thank you.

Guessing lantern riddles.

What's the meaning behind it?

If you can't solve it, you admit

that you're not knowledgeable.

(He Zhaojun)

It'll be amusing for people

who are knowledgeable

to solve it.

Move aside.

You didn't have to push.

Tell me which one you want.

I'll get it for you.

I want the lantern on the top right.

Win it for me.

(Lou Yao)

I don't know how to solve the riddle.

Pick another one.

If you don't win this lantern for me,

I can ask someone else to win it for me.

Mr. Yuan,

do you have the answer to the riddle?

Mr. Yuan?

Mr. Yuan Shanjian here is

from Mount Bailu.

Mr. Yuan always places first

in the Lantern Festival every year.

How does Mr. Yuan look like?

He's naturally good-looking.

Here he comes.

The ladies can finally see

Mr. Yuan in person.

I can't wait to see Mr. Yuan.

The first one on the left.

It looks like the character "king"

vertically and horizontally.

People will collapse

without it.

Guess a word.

A word?

What word?

How boring.

Isn't it "paddy field?"

Mr. Yuan, how impressive.

You got the correct answer right away.

Win!

The second lantern from the left.

"Coming from the east,

dancing and traveling.

They don't enter through the door,

but go beyond the walls.

They play games in the courtyards

and enter the palace hall.

Clapping them

while the dead let them be.

Fight to the death

but master is unharmed."

Guess a thing.

I truly hate this thing.

It's the mosquito.

Win!

Let's take a look at the third lantern

from the left.

The third lantern from the left.

One thousand people borrowed money

at an interest rate of 30.

How much is the return

after payment is made in nine days?

Mr. Yuan, please give us your answer.

Six Qian, seventy li, and five hao.

Six Qian, seventy li, and five hao.

Win!

The first lantern from the right.

"Glory of jade and essence of stone.

Bright as the sun and the moon

and dark as the falling star."

The guessing lantern riddles is

pretty interesting.

Guess a thing.

The twins sat across each other

wearing the same garments.

It's a pity

that one speaks, the other is mute.

Why is that?

It can only happen

when looking into a bronze mirror.

Win!

He answered correctly.

The second from the right.

There's a painting

of spring season on the lantern.

"The bird's shadow in the grass."

Guess a word.

That's the one I wanted.

Come on, think of something.

"The bird's shadow in the grass."

What a painting of the spring.

There's no beginning and no end.

A fish without a backbone.

Can you solve this riddle?

It's the word "day."

Mr. Yuan, you win again.

It's your fault.

If you managed to solve the riddle,

my lantern wouldn't be taken away.

Who is this Mr. Yuan? He's amazing.

(Of course, he is.)

(He studied under Mr. Huangfu

at Bailu Academy.)

(Three years ago,)

(the royal court summoned great scholars

for a scripture debate.)

(Yuan Shen)

(Mr. Yuan who was 18 years old)

(became famous in the capital

for debating on his teacher's behalf.)

Don't tell me you never heard

of him before.

It's my first at the Lantern Festival.

It's only natural

I never heard of him.

It turns out she lacks knowledge.

That's right.

No wonder there's no riddle

at the Lantern Festival

that can't be solved

by Mr. Yuan every year.

Imagine him coming to solve the riddles

at the Lantern Festival every year,

how bored he must be.

Lou Yao,

you studied at the Bailu Academy

for some time.

How can you so far behind

to Mr. Shanjian?

What are you looking at?

Senior Yuan is a matchless talent.

I'm a mediocre.

So I naturally can't outrank him.

Putting me aside,

how many people

in the world can beat him?

Do you how much I despise

when you grow on people's ambition

and degrading your own?

I suppose Yuan Shanjian likes

to be in the public eye.

Should we deliver these lanterns back

to your residence?

No need.

Just hang them anywhere

to make the hall brighter.

(Yuan Shanjian,)

(you're not kind enough for doing this.)

(We studied at the same academy.)

(It was hard to come up)

(with these riddles.)

(Look what you did.)

(You solved everything in one go.)

(Don't tell me it's

because the hall isn't bright enough.)

Do you have a problem with that?

(You could at least leave

some lanterns for others.)

(Now,)

(we're out of lanterns.)

(What riddles do you expect them

to solve now?)

(That's right.)

In that case,

why don't I come up

with a riddle for them?

Pray tell, Mr. Tian.

How deep is the well downstairs?

Since the lantern riddles

had been solved,

the Lantern Festival

would come to an end.

How boring.

May I have your attention, please!

Everyone!

I'm the manager

of the Tian's Restaurant.

Mr. Yuan said

he won so many lanterns just now

and spoiled the festive mood.

So

he'll especially prepare

a new lantern riddle for everyone.

So

our restaurant will add something

to make it more festive.

Anyone who can answer the riddle,

our restaurant

(Tian Shuo)

will give away a jar of Qianlizui

as a reward.

Yes!

Qianlizui.

(Yuan Shanjian.)

I wonder what will

Yuan Shanjian come up with.

Will it be a clause

or a rhapsody?

Senior Yuan will definitely come up

with an original riddle.

How can we even guess?

Can't you be more ambitious?

There is a well beside my restaurant.

Its diameter is two and a half feet,

but I don't know its depth.

Mr. Yuan's question is,

"What is the distance from the wellhead

to the water surface?"

To know how deep the well is,

you'll find out after you measure it.

That's right.

I have a-three foot ruler with me.

Young Lady, would you like to measure?

How can I measure

with such a short ruler?

No one can guess

the answer with that.

Let me try.

If you can't answer it,

you'll have to admit

that you lack of knowledge.

There are bound

to be knowledgeable people

who find this interesting to answer.

Make way.

You

She's only making it look mysterious.

She looks like a fool.

That's funny.

I asked you to measure the depth.

What's with all the gestures?

I have the answer.

The diameter is two and a half feet.

I put the three-foot ruler

on the well vertically.

It's one foot in diameter looking down

from this ruler to the bank.

So

the distance between the wellhead

and the water surface is

four and the half feet.

Can you find someone

to verify the answer?

This Young Lady answered correctly.

Not an inch less or more.

I'm impressed.

Young Lady, you're indeed impressive.

In that case,

can I have the Qianlizui?

Since you've answered

the riddle correctly,

of course you can have the Qianlizui.

Wait right here, I'll get it for you.

Thank you.

(Tian's Restaurant)

I found

the person carrying a similar lantern

to Xu Jinzhong.

Can you guess who's that?

Prince Xiao.

How did you know it was him?

Xu Jinzhong is merely a blacksmith.

Yet,he became wealthy for no reason.

Even our men couldn't find out

how he managed to get elevated.

It must be

because someone covered up his past.

He's from Feng Yi County.

For someone

who can erase his past completely

must be someone influential

in Feng Yi County.

And Prince Yong is the only person

from Feng Yi Country

who rendered great merits.

But Prince Yong is not

in the capital now.

Only his son,

Prince Xiao is

in the capital.

(Prince Xiao)

Miss, be careful.

It'll be a pity

if you're scarred.

Thank you, Mister.

(Tian's Restaurant)

These were just my deductions.

But now I've seen him.

Everything is confirmed now.

Young Master, you managed

to make the right deduction.

We hid the news

that Xu Jinzhong committed suicide.

Then when the mastermind couldn't keep

in touch with him

and anxious in selling the armaments,

he would contact the buyer in person.

So we only need to keep an eye

on Prince Xiao.

to know who's the mastermind.

Prince Xiao has gone

inside Tian's Restaurant.

Let's go.

Yes.

General Ling! General Ling.

Please

save Princess Yuchang.

She has fallen into the water.

Move aside.

General Ling,

are you going to do nothing?

Even if you want to draw a line

with Her Highness,

but Her Highness is still

Prince Ruyang's only daughter.

If you don't save her,

Prince Ruyang will be lonely

in his old age.

If His Majesty hears of this,

he'll blame you for it.

After him.

Young Lady,

forgive me.

This embroidered ball

Help!

Someone fell into the water!

Help! Hurry!

Take it back!

Who would have thought

the embroidered ball Yuan Shanjian

threw out for the first time

would be returned?

It looks like

she's no average young lady.

Save Her Highness!

Help!

Help me! Ling Buyi!

Ling Buyi!

Ling Buyi. Help!

Hold on, Your Highness.

Ling Buyi.

General Ling,

please save Her Highness

under the eyes of the public.

Help!

Your Highness!

Hold on!

What should we do now?

Go and save her quickly.

Help!

I can see mud in the water.

This water isn't deep.

Let me see.

What are you looking at? Get lost!

Stop laughing at the princess.

Get lost.

Who? Who pushed me?

Who pushed me?

I was worried all day.

It was all for nothing.

Ling Buyi.

(Something bad had happened!)

(A fire broke out!)

(The lanterns at the Tian's Restaurant

are on fire!)

Tian's Restaurant?

My Qianlizui.

My wine!

Make way.

(This is bad. It's burning down.)

Hurry! Hurry up!

Get the water and put out the fire!

Put out the fire!

A fire broke out.

Hurry!

Move it!

!Niaoniao!)

Father!

Father!

(Niaoniao!)

(Niaoniao!)

Father!

Father.

Stay here.

(Niaoniao!)

(Niaoniao!)

Father.

Where were you?

I've been looking everywhere for you.

I heard you calling me just now.

I was looking for you too.

Are you all right?

I'm glad you're all right.

As long as you're all right.

♪The beacon-fire has knocked

over the white snow♪

♪I caress the scars gently

from the past♪

♪Your back to the light,

your eyes contain the galaxy♪

♪I hum as the sun

and the moon mutter back♪

♪The light between your brows♪

♪Was put out and rekindled

by the secular world♪

♪The sky, the mountain, and the ocean,

whom do I part them for?♪

♪As I wake up from the blue sea,

stone steles stand like a mountain range♪

♪Under the lantern, criticisms were thrown,

the narrow door could not contain my feelings♪

♪The joys and woes of this mortal life,

we speak as we dream of the future♪

♪Both of us will be♪

♪In the sea of stars,

burning bright with our sincerity♪

♪Our sincerity♪